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How to make a successful business interruption insurance claim

Nearly 400,000 small businesses are waiting to see if insurers will be forced to pay out on their business interruption policies after a landmark High Court case

Small Business Insurance

Government Grants

Insurer using small business Covid grants to justify cutting payouts

Small business owners rail against NFU Mutual for cutting coronavirus payouts because insurer says they have already had Government grants

Small Business Insurance

How to make a successful business interruption insurance claim

Nearly 400,000 small businesses are waiting to see if insurers will be forced to pay out on their business interruption policies after a landmark High Court case

Government Grants

Insurer using small business Covid grants to justify cutting payouts

Small business owners rail against NFU Mutual for cutting coronavirus payouts because insurer says they have already had Government grants

Business Loans

City grandees call for small business Covid debt to be turned into tax owing

Government should convert £35bn worth COVID-19 debt gone bad into tax owing to save nearly 800,000 SMEs from going under, say 200 financial experts.

Business management

Coronavirus small business diary – James Cadbury, Love Cocoa

James Cadbury was already waiting for new chocolate moulds shipped from China for his Love Cocoa brand when COVID-19 struck. And then lockdown shut 80% of his retail outlets. Here he talks about scrambling to keep up with online orders and receiving the most bizarre phone call of his life

Small Business Banking

Why Britain’s SMEs need a proper small business bank

The British Business Bank does not live up to its name and is not fit for purpose, argues Greg Taylor. What SMEs need is a proper nationwide small business bank

Government Grants

Rishi Sunak Summer Statement what it means for small business

Rishi Sunak announces £9bn Jobs Retention Bonus, giving SMEs a £1,000 grant for every furloughed employee they take back as part of package of measures to help business

Business Loans

Small businesses blindsided by Growth Street demanding its money back

Growth Street tries to claw back £18m in loans from dozens of small businesses in order to repay panicked peer-to-peer investors

News

20% of small businesses can’t reopen with social distancing in place

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the chancellor to help small businesses reopen and run safely post lockdown

Getting Online

We want to hear your thoughts on COVID-19 and your small business

We've teamed up with the UK Domain to bring you a survey on COVID-19 and how it's affecting your business. Find out how you can get involved

Business management

What coronavirus small business help is available for free?

What help is out there being offered for free to help small business survive the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic? Small Business lists all the free resources out there

News

Forgive all small businesses coronavirus debt, urges George Osborne

George Osborne tells Treasury select committee that Government should eventually write off all debt lent to small and micro businesses during Covid-19 crisis

Financing

BGF pitches £15bn growth fund for struggling businesses post-coronavirus

BGF joins growing number of finance elders calling for creation of public/private equity fund to invest in viable start-ups.

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.